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050			_aBP188.4 _b.H37 2004
100			_aHasan, Asma _921901
245			_aWhy I am a Muslim : _ban American odyssey / _cAsma Gull Hasan
260			_aLondon, England : _bElement, _c2004.
300			_axvii, 174 p. _c23 cm.
505			_aContents:
505			_a 1 Because I Was Born Muslim 1 -- 2 Because Islam Gives Me a Direct Relationship with God 19 -- 3 Because Islam Has a Rich Mystical Tradition in Sufism 39 -- 4 Because Islam Allows and Expects Me to Make Mistakes 67 -- 5 Because Islam Stands for Diversity 89 -- 6 Because Islam Is a Woman's Religion 115 -- 7 Because Being Muslim Makes Me a Better American (and Being American Makes Me a Better Muslim) 143.
520			_aSummary:
520			_aThe press has been filled with information and misinformation about the true nature of Islam. Hasan represents what is left out of the daily newspapers and explains why being a Muslim is not merely a matter of birth, but it is a matter of choice.
600			_aHasan, Asma Gull _952147
650			_aMuslim life _921902
650			_aMuslim Sufism _921903
650			_aIslam _zUnited States _952148
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBP 188.4 _i.H37 2004
999			_c6354 _d6354